{"id":4735,"date":"2024-11-24T21:27:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T21:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/hummels-feared-hed-score-another-own-goal-for-roma\/"},"modified":"2024-11-24T21:27:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T21:27:31","slug":"hummels-feared-hed-score-another-own-goal-for-roma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/hummels-feared-hed-score-another-own-goal-for-roma\/","title":{"rendered":"Hummels feared he’d score another own goal for Roma"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mats Hummels admits he feared he\u2019d have scored another own goal for Roma, so Romelu Lukaku had time and space to bag the winner for Napoli: \u2018It was not good defending, but it was tough to defend.\u2019<\/p>\n

The German centre-back made his second Roma appearance this season, coming off the bench in Sunday\u2019s 1-0 loss against Napoli.<\/p>\n

Claudio Ranieri made his debut in the Roma dugout for the third time in his career but could not avoid defeat against the table leaders.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a tough start for me personally and the team. The season is not going so well so far. It was the first time I played 45 minutes [this season],\u201d Hummels told DAZN.<\/p>\n

Hummels feared he\u2019d score another Roma own goal against Napoli<\/h3>\n
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Mats Hummels in training with Roma (picture via www.asroma.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI\u2019m working on my condition, trying to help the team as soon as possible, but of course, I need minutes in the legs to achieve that. We are working as a team. We\u2019ll be a better team in the coming weeks. We didn\u2019t play a bad game, but not even a good one. Napoli deservedly won, but the mentality we showed on the pitch and the training ground every day makes me believe that we\u2019ll get better results and improve as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lukaku squeezed past Hummels and Mile Svilar to score the winner for Napoli, and Hummels admitted he could have done more.<\/p>\n

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    \u201cI already watched the goal. I felt it was possible to try to get to the ball in the game. It was a good ball between the keeper and the defender. [I thought] if I put my foot there, I\u2019d score an own goal, but it was difficult for Mile as well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

    \u201cIt went like this, so I should have tried to put my foot there, but in the game, you have milliseconds to think, and maybe I could score an own goal, and Mile had a better chance to get it. The position was not so bad; it was not good defending, but it was tough to defend in this situation, let\u2019s put it this way.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Hummels already scored an own goal in his first Roma appearance against Fiorentina in October. The Giallorossi eventually suffered a 5-1 win at the Stadio Franchi.<\/p>\n

    Hummels joined Roma on a free transfer in September and his contract at the Stadio Olimpico runs out in June 2025.<\/p>\n